Kibichūō 吉備中央町 | |
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 Kibichūō town office | |
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 Location of Kibichūō in Okayama Prefecture | |
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  Kibichūō Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°51′48″N133°41′37″E / 34.86333°N 133.69361°E /34.86333; 133.69361 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Okayama |
| District | Kaga |
| Area | |
• Total | 268.73 km2 (103.76 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 10,435 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-2 Toyono, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama-ken 716-1192 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Oriental dollarbird |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Japanese red pine |
Kibichūō (吉備中央町,Kibichūō-chō) is atown located inKaga District,Okayama Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2023[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 10,435 in 5142 households and apopulation density of 39 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 268.73 square kilometres (103.76 sq mi).
Kibichūō is located in central Okayama Prefecture. Because it is a highland area with relatively gentle topography, the population distribution is dispersed throughout the town.
Okayama Prefecture
Kibichūō has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Kibichūō is 13.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1392 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around1.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kibichūō has been declining steadily for the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 27,453 | — |
| 1960 | 24,829 | −9.6% |
| 1970 | 17,814 | −28.3% |
| 1980 | 15,366 | −13.7% |
| 1990 | 15,111 | −1.7% |
| 2000 | 14,653 | −3.0% |
| 2010 | 13,039 | −11.0% |
The Kibichūō area is part of ancientBitchū Province and as the town name implies, is roughly in the geographic center of the ancientKingdom of Kibi. Following theMeiji restoration, the area was organized into villages withinJōbō District andMitsu District, Okayama with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Kibichūō was founded on October 1, 2004 by the merger of the town ofKamogawa, from Mitsu District, and the town ofKayō, from Jōbō District.
Kibichūō has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of twelve members. Kibichūō, collectively with Kita-ku, Okayama, contributes eight member to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Okayama 1st district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The main economic activity of Kibichūō is agriculture and food processing. Pharmaceuticals are also important. Due to its proximity to Okayama, the town is increasingly becoming acommuter town.
Kibichūō has nine public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government and one private elementary school and one private junior high school. The town has one public high school operated by the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education.
Kibichūō does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations are theJR WestHakubi LineBitchu-Takahashi Station (from the west side of town), and theTsuyama LineKanagawa Station andFukuwatari Station (from the east side of town).
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